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Feb 01 2025HEALTH

Heart Healing: The Evolving Story of Beta-Blockers After a Heart Attack

Heart attacks, known to doctors as myocardial infarctions, have some history with a drug called beta-blockers. Traditionally, beta-blockers have always been thought to be a useful option for reducing the risk of death and complications after a heart attack. This is based on the ol

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Jan 30 2025HEALTH

The Impact of Bad Birth Experiences on Mother-Infant Bonding

Imagine giving birth and feeling like it was a terrible experience. Now, think about how that might affect your bond with your new baby. Scientists in Germany studied 141 mothers with mental health issues, and they found something important. Nearly half of these moms had a horrible birth experience.

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Jan 30 2025WEATHER

Typhoons and Taiwan: When Track Errors Don't Matter

Did you know that the rainfall in Taiwan during typhoons is largely influenced by where the storm goes? Usually, the better a model predicts the storm's path, the better it can forecast how much rain will fall. But a recent study found that for typhoons moving in a specific way—from the southwest—th

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Jan 27 2025WEATHER

Wet Relief Arrives for Drought-Stricken Southwest

After enduring a dry spell that fueled deadly wildfires, Southern California and the Southwest are finally welcoming some much-needed rain. A slow-moving low-pressure system is spreading showers across the region, including Los Angeles and Las Vegas. This system could bring the first significant rai

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Jan 27 2025ENVIRONMENT

Colombo's Weather: A 42-Year Shift

Colombo, Sri Lanka's bustling capital, has seen major weather changes over the past 42 years. A new study using both ground and satellite data shows that Colombo stands out compared to other parts of the country and even the Western Province. Since 1980, the city has faced alterations in rainfall pa

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Jan 25 2025WEATHER

Rainfall Patterns in Wollo: Changes and Challenges

Ethiopia's Wollo area is heavily reliant on rain for agriculture, but the amount and distribution of rainfall can vary greatly over time and space. A recent study looked into how much and how often it rained in Wollo from 1981 to 2022. The study used data from the Climate Hazards Group Infrared Prec

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Jan 25 2025HEALTH

Babies in the Hospital: A New Way to Assess Their Needs

When babies are sick and in the hospital, one of the biggest challenges for healthcare professionals is quickly and effectively evaluating their conditions. Current methods rely too much on personal opinions, which can vary from one person to another. That's where the Infant Nursing Assessment Scale

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Jan 24 2025HEALTH

Safe Shots: Mixing Vaccines for Infants

Imagine this: scientists wanted to know if mixing three different shots at once was safe for tiny tots. In a study done from June to October 2023, 600 babies aged 3 months were split into three groups. One got no shots (yikes! ), another got one shot each month, and the last group got all three shot

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Jan 21 2025HEALTH

Uncovering Switzerland’s Neonatal and Infant Mortality Puzzle: A Close Look at 2011-2018

Switzerland, known for its top-tier healthcare system, still grapples with high neonatal and infant mortality rates compared to other wealthy nations. This raises crucial questions about what could be causing these discrepancies. Let's take a closer look at these rates between 2011 and 2018. A long-

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Jan 21 2025CRIME

Rescue Efforts for Missing Fishermen Continue After Stormy Seas Encounter

On Sunday, the US Coast Guard restarted their search for a father and son who didn’t return from a fishing trip off the coast of Maine. Chester and Aaron Barret, fishing aboard their 34-foot boat named “Sudden Impact, ” headed out from Cobscook Bay State Park early Saturday morning and never came ba

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